posted November 02, 2007 05:58 AM            

1. According to my standards of civility I was not uncivil in this thread.

2. I don't mind anyone calling me those names. They're entitled to their opinion.

3. I might think seagulls are aggressive.. That does not mean I'll make seagulls *change* to suit me or that I think they should change.. However, my opinion of seagulls continues to be that they are aggressive birds. I don't see a problem with stating that.

4. I don't think I am in any way *better* than any person in this thread, or that my opinions are better.

5. When I use the words "living on a cloud" I DO NOT mean - oblivious, stupid or ignorant. I mean it as - a bit lost or 'head in the clouds'.. out of touch with the ugly side of life - perhaps.

6. If I start answering your question, about what made me characterize them that way I will never end it, so I'm zipping it on that one.

7. My feelings towards this sort of situation, are pretty much *exactly* like what Venus de India posted, at the beginning of her post - word for word - page 1. This is what I am frustrated about. My frustration does not come from intolerance.

8. Seriousness of hurtful events - is not always subjective - but I can't elaborate on that - for the same reasons in 6.

9. As I said before, in this situation I think astrological interpretations would only serve to give false hope.

10. It was not directed at the first two replies to the thread. It was directed at the topic + the reply giving astrological interpretations.. which (as you put it before) reminded me of other posts/threads on here in the same genre.. It was frustration over topics searching for endorsement of "whys" and replies which give that endorsement. It leads to heartache, imo.